INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING PETITION FOR RETURN OF PROPERTY 1) Fill out the attached form. A copy of 16 Del.C. ' 4784 is included, to help you in completing items 7 and 8, which ask you to state the grounds on which you seek return of property. The petition must be notarized. If you file in New Castle County, a copy of the petition must be served on the Attorney General. That office is located in the Carvel State Building, 820 French Street, on the 7th floor. The Attorney General's Office will stamp the original petition to show service. After service on the Attorney General, the original petition must be filed with the Prothonotary's Office, along with the required $75.00 filing fee. If you file in Kent or Sussex County, you must file the original petition and a copy with the Prothonotary's Office, along with the required $75.00 filing fee. 2) 3) 4) To file in New Castle County: Office of the Prothonotary 500 N. King Street Suite 500, Lower Level 1 Wilmington, DE 19801-3746 To file in Kent County: Office of the Prothonotary 38 The Green Dover, DE 19901 To file in Sussex County: Office of the Prothonotary 1 The Circle, Suite 2 Georgetown, DE 19947 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Revised 3/3/2010 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN AND FOR ______________________ COUNTY ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Petitioner vs. State of Delaware Respondent C.A. No. ______________ Jury Trial Demanded: yes___ no__ PETITION FOR RETURN OF PROPERTY Pursuant to 16 Del.C. ' 4784 (j) and Superior Court Civil Rule 71.3, Claimant petitions the Court for return of property seized pursuant to 16 Del.C. ' 4784. 1) (a) Name of Claimant __________________________________ (b) Address __________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ (c) Telephone Number __________________________________ 2) Description of the property sought to be returned: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 3) Description of your ownership/interest in the property and how you acquired it: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 4) (a) Date you acquired the property: ______________________________ (b) From whom was property acquired: ___________________________ 5) The name of the person(s) from whom the property was seized: _____________________________________________________________ 6) Date the property was seized: _____________________________________ 7) Provisions of 16 Del. 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' 4784 relied on in asserting that the property is not subject to forfeiture: (e.g., property was unlawfully seized or used without owner=s consent - See attached statute) ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8) Facts supporting response to question 7: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Wherefore, the Petitioner hereby prays that the Court grant this Petition for Return of Property, granting such relief as the Court may deem just and fair under the circumstances. _______________________________ Signature Date: ___________________ -2American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com VERIFICATION STATE OF DELAWARE: SS: __________________ COUNTY: Comes now _____________________________, and having been sworn according to law deposes and says that he/she is the Petitioner in the foregoing Petition for Return of Property and that the matters stated in said Petition are true and correct to the best of his/her knowledge, information and belief. ______________________________ Signature Date: ______________ Sworn to and subscribed before me this ____ day of____________________, _____. _______________________________ Notary American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN AND FOR _________________ COUNTY ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ORDER Now, this _____ day of ____________________, _______ Petitioner's Petition for Return of Property is granted in the following respects: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Petitioner vs. State of Delaware Respondent C.A. 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